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19 Mar 01 - 11:41 AM (#420878) Subject: Why girls should play mandolin From: Marion Here's an interesting article: New York Herald, approximately 1900 Marion "Girls should stick to girl sports, like wrestling in jello." --Homer Simpson, when his daughter tries out for the hockey team. |
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19 Mar 01 - 11:48 AM (#420887) Subject: RE: Why girls should play mandolin From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler Interesting that the banjo had its detractors even then! ("strum strum strum" monotony and tuning problems). RtS ((who likes to hear a good strum strum strum) |
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19 Mar 01 - 12:27 PM (#420919) Subject: RE: Why girls should play mandolin From: Whistle Stop The banjo's detractors probably feel that way because "one can never quite separate it from its time-honored association with the dusky race". Need we say more? WS (just quoting the article, with tongue in cheek) |
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19 Mar 01 - 12:37 PM (#420929) Subject: RE: Why girls should play mandolin From: mousethief Speaking of racism and music, there is a hilarious send-up in the Onion's millenium book about how Rock Music Has Nothing To Do With Negroes. And white crooners are working overtime to try and remove the "blackness" from jazz. Leave it to the Onion...
tongue firmly in cheek, of course, |
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19 Mar 01 - 12:44 PM (#420935) Subject: RE: Why girls should play mandolin From: Sorcha link doesn't work for me........ |
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19 Mar 01 - 01:47 PM (#421004) Subject: RE: Why girls should play mandolin From: Morticia Bugger me....first time I've ever come close to being classed as lady like!! |
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19 Mar 01 - 03:35 PM (#421077) Subject: RE: Why girls should play mandolin From: GUEST,willie-o aw, that just did my heart good reading it. aside from the anachronistic comment on "dusky race" it was equally composed of stuff that's still true, and stuff that I wish were still true. I have a perfectly acceptable $85 mandolin, $10 won't get you much these days... w-o |
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19 Mar 01 - 05:13 PM (#421122) Subject: RE: Why girls should play mandolin From: Mrs.Duck Never played the mandolin but there is one at the foot of the bed so I might have a go. |
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20 Mar 01 - 03:52 AM (#421346) Subject: RE: Why girls should play mandolin From: Steve Parkes My first mandolin cost me £7 in 1965. The strings were extra! Steve |
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20 Mar 01 - 05:46 AM (#421369) Subject: RE: Why girls should play mandolin From: KitKat As a female mandolin player, I admit that I began playing it because it is a smaller instrumen than the guitar and therefore far easier to get my tiny feminine fingers around the fretboard. Naturally, I feel my 'mysterious feminine allure' is dramatically enhanced, just like the article says! - Or maybe it was - 20 years ago when I took it up!
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20 Mar 01 - 09:05 AM (#421457) Subject: RE: Why girls should play mandolin From: Morticia I'm not sure I have any 'mysterious feminine allure', what sort of bottle does it come in? |
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20 Mar 01 - 09:26 AM (#421467) Subject: RE: Why girls should play mandolin From: Amos Comes from a dusky bottle, kind of watermelon shaped. |
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20 Mar 01 - 10:13 AM (#421532) Subject: RE: Why girls should play mandolin From: Gervase For some salacious reason, when I saw this thread I thought it referred to the French slang expression - a rather more elegant euphemism for the female equivalent of taking Captain Picard to warp speed (to use one of hundreds of euphemisms for what blokes do...) Sorry. Must take a cold shower... |
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20 Mar 01 - 07:34 PM (#422023) Subject: RE: Why girls should play mandolin From: GUEST,Irish Sergeant IN spite of the article, I've heard several fine mandolin players of both sexes. Was interesting to read an article from that time period. The term "Dusky race" is not necessarily an anachronism. I've seen period articles from before the Civil War using the same description for Americans of African descent. Kindest reguards, Neil |
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21 Mar 01 - 10:39 AM (#422378) Subject: RE: Why girls should play mandolin From: GUEST,willie-o I don't think my mandolin playing does anything to enhance my "feminine allure". Although women seem to like it.... w-o |
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21 Mar 01 - 10:43 AM (#422383) Subject: RE: Why girls should play mandolin From: GUEST,Matt_R There might be a little dust on the bottle But don't let it fool you about what's inside There might be a little dust on the bottle It's one of those things that gets sweeter with time... |
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21 Mar 01 - 12:48 PM (#422506) Subject: RE: Why girls should play mandolin From: Brigie I thought that the article was lovely.And the mandolin is lovely to play and hold too! Brigie |
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22 Mar 01 - 12:19 PM (#423252) Subject: RE: Why girls should play mandolin From: LR Mole I think girls should be able to play TUBAS!!! And TYMPANY!!! And roaring, blaring leads through stacks of Marshall amps on that great Irish axe, the Strat o'caster!!RAT OWN RAT OWN RAT OWN!! --LR Mole, having a violent moodswing this morning. |
